ADVERTISEMENT NO.: 53/2026
The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune is a premier
institute dedicated to research and teaching in the basic sciences. It was established in
2006 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (renamed Ministry of Education
in August 2020). In 2012, IISER Pune was declared as an Institute of National
Importance by an Act of Parliament.
Institute invites applications from Indian nationals for the following post purely on
temporary and contractual basis:
Post No. - 1 Project Associate-I
Minimum educational
Qualification
M.Sc. / B. Tech in Life sciences / Biotechnology /
Bioengineering / Chemistry or related areas with
minimum 70% marks / equivalent grade.
Additional percentage cut-off will be applied during the screening
process, if needed.
Preference Candidates having following will be preferred –
1. Prior hands-on experience in yeast genetics,
molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry
techniques are a must.
2. Hands-on experience with budding yeast
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae) — strain
construction, genetic crosses, transformations
and standard yeast assays.
3. Wet lab experience during Master’s thesis is a
must.
4. Experience of having handled/completed multiple
independent projects.
5. Prior experience with fluorescence microscopy
(widefield/confocal, live-cell imaging) and quantitative image analysis will be strongly
preferred; familiarity with condensate biology,
proteostasis or cellular aging is an advantage.
6. Candidates with a valid NET/GATE qualification.
Job
requirement
Incumbent is expected to conduct research
investigating how the material state of the nucleolus
and associated biomolecular condensates change with
cellular aging, and how this affects ribosome
biogenesis and protein quality control in budding yeast.
Consolidated emoluments
per month
Rs. 30,000 + 30% House Rent Allowance.
Rs. 37,000 + 30% House Rent Allowance for candidate
having valid CSIR-NET / GATE / DBT - JRF / any other
National Level Test conducted by Central Government
Departments and their agencies OR equivalent
scorecard.
Tenure
of the appointment
Initially for a period of 6 months extendable for further
period subject to continuation of the project and
satisfactory performance of the incumbent.
Age limit as
on last date of submission of
application.
Not more than 35 years
Post No. - 2 Project Associate-I
Minimum educational
Qualification
M.Sc. / B. Tech in Life sciences / Biotechnology /
Bioengineering / Chemistry or related areas with
minimum 70% marks / equivalent grade
Additional percentage cut-off will be applied during the screening
process, if needed.
Preference Candidates having following will be preferred:
1. Prior experience in mouse handling, executing
rodent behavioral assays, stereotaxic workflows,
brain extraction, and tissue processing
(cryosectioning) are a must.
2. Previous work experience with molecular and
cellular biology techniques will be highly preferred.
3. Master’s thesis project completed with a core focus
on wet-lab neurobiology and behavioral
neuroscience.
4. Experience of having handled/completed
independent projects.
5. Proficiency in standard molecular techniques, with
specific preference for candidates experienced in
DNA/RNA extraction from brain tissues, qPCR,
immunohistochemistry, or neuro-epigenetics
6. Candidates with a valid NET/GPAT qualification.
Job
requirement
Incumbent is expected to do following:
• Experimental Support: Assist in ongoing
neurobiological experiments, including stereotaxic
surgeries, histology, and advanced behavioral
assays using mouse models.
• Collaborate closely with the Principal Investigator
(PI) to establish, standardize, and optimize novel
neurobiological/trauma models and experimental
paradigms in the laboratory.
• Conduct targeted research investigating the
specific neural circuit mechanisms underlying how
mice select and switch between complex defensive
states in the face of imminent threats.
• Assist in maintaining animal protocols, managing
laboratory inventory, updating data logs (behavioral
and imaging data), and ensuring compliance with
institutional biosafety and animal ethics guidelines.
Consolidated emoluments
per month
Rs. 30,000 + 30% House Rent Allowance.
Rs. 37,000 + 30% House Rent Allowance for candidate
having valid CSIR-NET / GATE / DBT - JRF / any other
National Level Test conducted by Central Government
Departments and their agencies OR equivalent
scorecard.
Tenure
of the appointment
Initially for a period of 6 months extendable for further
period subject to continuation of the project and
satisfactory performance of the incumbent.
Age limit as
on last date of submission of
application.
Not more than 35 years
Post No. - 3 Project Associate-I
Minimum educational
Qualification
M.Sc. / B. Tech in Life sciences / Biotechnology /
Bioengineering / Chemistry or related areas with
minimum 70% marks / equivalent grade.
Additional percentage cut-off will be applied during the screening
process, if needed.
Preference Candidates having following will be preferred:
1. Prior experience in genetics, molecular, cell biology
and biochemistry techniques.
2. Previous work experience in handling cell lines, cell
culture and flow cytometry.
3. Wet lab experience during Master’s thesis.
4. Experience of having handled/completed multipleindependent projects.
5. Prior experience in projects related to mutagenesis,
cloning, gene editing, and protein-protein
interactions.
6. Candidates with a valid NET/GATE qualification.
Job
requirement
Incumbent is expected to do following:
• Assist in ongoing experiments using mammalian
Cell lines as a model to perform genetic screens
and immunological assays.
• Help establish the mammalian cell culturing system
in the laboratory along with the PI.
• Conduct research investigating the molecular
mechanisms of human Butyrophilins and human
gamma delta TCR interacts and how T cells
recognize human cancer cells.
Consolidated emoluments
per month
Rs. 30,000 + 30% House Rent Allowance.
Rs. 37,000 + 30% House Rent Allowance for candidate
having valid CSIR-NET / GATE / DBT - JRF / any other
National Level Test conducted by Central Government
Departments and their agencies OR equivalent
scorecard.
Tenure
of the appointment
Initially for a period of 6 months extendable for further
period subject to continuation of the project and
satisfactory performance of the incumbent.
Age limit as
on last date of submission of
application.
Not more than 35 years
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